Greg Nelson (producer)

Greg Nelson (producer)

Greg Nelson (born September 10, 1948) is a music producer from Nashville, Tennessee.

Overview and Early Career

Greg Nelson was born in Bismarck, North Dakota. He has produced recordings for Christian and theatrical artists including Sandi Patty, Steve Green, Larnelle Harris, Twila Paris, Michael Crawford and Richard Smallwood as well as multiple artist recordings with Amy Grant, Steven Curtis Chapman, Michael W. Smith, CeCe Winans, Graham Kendrick, Jennifer Holliday, Wintley Phipps, Maire Brennan, Kathie Lee Gifford and the American Boychoir.

Nelson headed Spirit Records,cite book|last=Thompson|first=John J.|title=Raised by Wolves: The Story of Christian Rock & Roll|publisher=ECW Press|location=Toronto, ON|date=2000|pages=132|isbn=978-1550224214] a division of Sparrow Records, with artists Benny Hester and Albrecht, Roley and Moore. He went on to co-found Refuge Records in 1980 with Jack Hafer, another Sparrow employee. In addition, he served as the first publishing director for Billy Ray Hearn at Sparrow. As an arranger/orchestrator Nelson composed the "Prelude" to John Michael Talbot's “Last Supper” and later created string arrangements for various gospel and contemporary Christian artists.

Production

Nelson has produced 13 gold records and 3 platinum records. He has received 20 Dove Awards as well as over 30 nominations. In addition his productions have garnered 7 Grammy Awards and 13 Grammy nominations for Sandi Patty and Larnelle Harris. He has received song, songwriter and publisher awards from Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI), the Nashville Songwriters Association and the Gospel Music Association. He received a BMI "Special Contribution Award" in appreciation of his many outstanding contributions to the world of Christian music. [cite web|url=http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/233756|title=BMI Labels Jars of Clay’s ‘I Need You,’ Steven Curtis Chapman, Gerald Crabb & Kirk|date=2003-06-23|work=BMI News|publisher=Broadcast Music Incorporated|accessdate=2008-09-04] He was the third recipient of the Gospel Music Association “Impact Award” for his outstanding work and influence in the contemporary Christian music industry. His productions of "The New Young Messiah" and "Emmanuel" have been successful Christmas tours featuring many high-profile Christian artists.

Songwriting

Greg Nelson, a well-known composer in Christian music, has penned several hymns in "The Celebration Hymnal" and the Baptist Hymnals. "People Need The Lord", written by Phill McHugh and Nelson, is considered a Christian classic Fact|date=September 2008. His modern oratorio, "Saviour", co-written with Bob Farrell, continues to tour in the United States, Europe and Russia. "Hallel (A Musical Suite for Chamber Orchestra, Chamber Choir, Mezzo-Soprano, Tenor, Narrator and Organ)" is his most recent major composition.

Current work

Nelson began serving in a dual role at LifeWay Worship in 2004 as an exclusive songwriter and as Creative Director for song and writer development. [cite news|url=http://www.christianexaminer.com/Articles/Articles%20Mar04/Art_Mar04_18.html|title=Musically Speaking…|date=March 2004|work=Christian Examiner|publisher=Keener Communications Group|accessdate=2008-09-04] His work at LifeWay has included recording over 1000 hymns and worship songs for the creation of the 2008 Baptist Hymnal and the associated website. Nelson supervised the production of this recording, the largest recording project ever in Nashville, which took 10 months to complete with five production teams. The "SongMap" technology under development by LifeWay Christian Resources is based on his ideas of song manipulation.

ee also

* Music row

References


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